New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-06

colorng Of some other examples There Is pictu,o ~.
similar subject by Geromc. possibly Nubaa agh,,,.
man with splendid muscles playing unlern ,ath 81,
swarthy skin, q picture which has sometime o,s
freedom OF q direct, fresh study from ife Tia
Gerome preserves the curious interior of the Ola n
at Cairo where the ranks OF the worshippcrs ara,
picturesque variety OF costume In Dominyo's l,,,
picture of a card party in the courtyard of n, i
costume plays an unimportant part, the coorn,
although good Is not remarkable AMI Yet theso ,,1
figures have most uncommon interest Thov sin,
show that largencss Is not necessarily measured vh
q rule, that individuality and esprit not dcnen,.
upon size. II continue 10 note the Franeo sna,,,
painters there Is something To be sail of Worms. han
liant Fountain Of the Bulls at Grenada" OF A Rico
Mesgrigny Malrazo, AMI there Is emphatic rnon,,o,
made OF Jehan Georges Vibcrt, ceyer,v ,o,,
stories met with such substantial appreciation f.
this country There is picture of confessor sl,,,n
in Moorish courtyard, who is startled by the con,
munication of fair brilliant in red and white WI.
looks anything but penitent. More humorous AMI mon.
agreeable is the picture Of the portly priest turning fr
his dcjcuner TO aid in his eisurely fash ion yolul
Spanish mother in rcprmanding dau glitter pretty and
for the demure.
The average age OF these pictures Is perhaps dfe.,
years. and it frequently interesting how vel.
the fashionable preferences OF tho present time ius,,
commissions given then When Jules Breton painted nj.
"Grand Pardon Brittany" the picture created certain
STIR but no one dreamed that the painter would an
proach the preposterous height TO which his American
admirers have raised him. This picture ina, much thu
specacul ar character of the Communicates" but thar
is perhaps more sincerity and less OF sheer ssntim.n
taty. The subject is procession OF men. Old youn,
bearing lighted tapers. tho women In the quaint Whit
caps OF Brittany aud the children. pressing co,sv
either side The subject Is curious and interesting but
the artists object was should been not 20 gra,,
curiosity but express seriously the sentiment Of
scene solemn and touching This he has really done In
OF the forcmos, figures but repetition weakens thu
drectncss and force OF the expression the eye wanie
hither and hither among the crowd. mneh Is sean
that the Imagination fails to awaken, and the
attitude OF the observer becomes thai
OF observer OF spectacle. There Is M
beauty of color but there figures worth attention AZ
character lies although there Is Of facility
in execution The Orientalsts who represented By
Fromentin Decamps. have certainly hell their own
in the last fifteen years ana picture like Decampss
Turkish PATROL" az fine in tho spirited action Of is
figures a in its warm soft cooring will hold It's own
for many years to como. The brothers Achen
bach, although represented by excellent exam
pies will receive only scanty recognition from
tho taste OF day, and the examples OF Two former
pillars Of German academic art. Wilhela KallJlca's
familiar Vision of Godfrey de Boullon." PIotys
Foolish Virgins will meet with scaaty favor Thsis
duo to any national prejudice for tho examplesd
Knaus, of Berlin, and Max. of Munich mlinraa their
popularity The Holy Family" OF Knads wIsaN
markable departure for this genro, painter,
and. although his carewern, essentially
modern Madonna may seem lacking In ener.
ness and grace, AMI the Babe figure o, too
little sgnidc the delightful cherubs eft
q triumph OF expression, and the picture a whoea
sincerely painiel. mellow in tone aud gooi in
color One Of the conventional forms has been adopted
in placing the Mother ami Child in the middle an alloy
ing the .ht in the picture apparently raaie from
the Child. In another picture. study OF a poor old
crone crouchiny a scanty fire, and wonderingy
garding the playfulnes OF some Kittens Knaus showsau
feeling for depth OF tone ald richness Of coor
There will be visitors who will find nothing attrac.
i've than the cnerubs in the holy Family" all tbs
frolcsome kittens in the other painting. Few paintings
Of the twenty years have been often reproduced
as Gabriel Max's Christian Martyr" 1t is slways
to famous an original bat tue repro
ductions have the advantage OF not showing tia
healthy yeowsh tone which has peryadei tho picture
Pawn shop painted on a commission from
Miss Wolfe after his Last Day OF Condemn ri MAJ"
mas suffered more from tino than any other picture
The btumen has do large part OF its work. aud tao
picture resolving itself into patch o. Opaque
blacks AMI lvil whites intermediate tones have van
shed there still the dramatic expression Of despas
Lest1tion grief prle in the faces OF the group
AZ their AZ the oco In this ini OF genre paint
Ing Munkacsy has honestly carmel distinction.
Nearly generation since Couture painted The Indo
lent Scholar" in this collection aud promised that Tia
picture should be duplcacL Nevertheless replica
painted ten years later which also came 10 als
country and was seen last year at the Probasco sale
The replica, which contained few slight changes. was
picture OF much merit a3d original Is especially
valuable addition TO American museum not merely asa
study In tonay and na;uralistic drawing the phrase
permissible, but Govt In former years
ercised considerable influence upon our art Alfred
stevens artist whose influence has been felt Ia
,ome OF studios Is represented by 70
lined. charmingly painted study OF figure
n blue Japanese robe Near by is cleyes
iog painting by j. stevens which might form pendant
o Lamberts painting Of cats There several largo
,ctures represent ing phases OF the sentimental
ind among them Cots d" Coming Storm" Makarts
Loves Dream" Chaplin's Haidee,' Letebvre's
Graziells" Meries Falling Leaves and CaOaners
shuamite Woman" Military genre Is illustrated in AZ
excellent early Detae, picture Of Cossacks harasS
ng tho Imperial Guard. ami in example OF Bernc.
Bcllecour, artist for whom there claims to the
meal succession 70 De Neuye. A small study OF
lead by SIR Frederick Leighton good Breton, peas
ant girl knitting In tho shade, Frcre. Bsuguercau
painted with some spirit DE Cock TO be addict 10 the
al lscapes. Isabey and schreycr are pictures
likely 10 be noted by the visitor There are tho water
,oors too examples of Fostuny Maurice and Louis lie
DIR Messoner, Vibert and simonet. done with light
ness and yvacity hardly eqused outside OF tho Socee
les Aquarestes I'm themselves important feature OF
the acquisitions which mako this opening suspicious
event